Early Morning Technique

So, this is what a Japanese traditional buffett looks like:



　 Neat, understated, with high-quality technology discretely deployed.

So, for starters, load up with a selection of seaweed-based products:


Almost all of these are sea-plants. And all are actually very tasty. Either with mayonaise, sesame seeds, or dried. 　

On the way, check out some temperature-control technology that would embarrass NASA:


　 But whats this?


Why, a packet of flattened dried seaweed (nori - the stuff sushi rolls get wrapped in), of course.　


　 So, you put some of the seasoned seaweed on your bowl of rice, take the nori, and ...


　 ...this is where the technique comes in...



　 ...its a sort of precision chopstick grasp...

　 ...there you go.

　 OK, but what about drinks?

How about no less than three different types of green tea - Genmai (baked unpolished-rice tea, fragrant), Kuromame (black soy bean tea, smells of soya), Houjicha (roasted tea).


　 Coffee is also available.

Now, due to poor spatial awareness I wasn't able to locate any form of stirrer. This is not the proper way to behave in a traditional Japanese restaurant:


Also, don't forget that the Japanese have invented the tiniest milk thimbles in the world. 5ml. This is just enough for two coffees.